H3292 H3292
Ya'aqan, an Edomite name in 1 Chronicles 1:42, parallel to Akan in Genesis 36:27
Ya'aqan appears in the Edomite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 1:42, parallel to Akan in Genesis 36:27. The name also appears in the wilderness itinerary as 'wells of Bene-yaaqan.' Greek manuscript traditions show variation (Ōnan, Iaakan), typical of proper name transmission. The dual occurrence (personal and place name) reflects common ancient Near Eastern naming practices.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A masculine proper name in 1 Chronicles 1:42 identifying an Edomite descendant of Seir, parallel to Akan in Genesis 36:27. The name's appearance in both personal and geographical contexts (wells of Bene-yaaqan) illustrates how ancestral names often became attached to tribal territories and landmarks in ancient Near Eastern genealogical memory. 1×
AR["يَعَقان"]·ben["যাকন"]·DE["[יעקן]"]·EN["Ya'aqan"]·FR["[יעקן]"]·heb["יעקן"]·HI["याकान"]·ID["Yaakan"]·IT["[יעקן]"]·jav["Yaakan"]·KO["야간"]·PT["Ya'aqan"]·RU["Яакан"]·ES["Yaaqan"]·SW["Yakani"]·TR["Yaakan"]·urd["یعقان"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֲקָן n.pr.m. in Edom;—וַע׳ Gn 36:27, (Ι)ουκαμ, = יַעֲקָן 1 Ch 1:42, Ωναν, Ιαακαν, etc. (v. LagBN 84 Anm.**; also בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָ֑ן and בְּאֵרֹת ב׳ יע׳).